Last night I took an hour to watch Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye. It’s an interesting documentary about an amazing man.

The most amazing moment was a 15-second shot where Mr. Cartier-Bresson is beginning to sign a new edition of prints. He uncaps his pen, then decides where to make the signature. His hand shifts a little to the right, a little more to the right, now left. We can see that he’s as concerned about the composition of the signature as he is with the composition of his photographs. He shifts again, and then pauses. He starts to write in a confident, unhurried hand and we watch as that signature takes shape. I got goosebumps.

Such a simple thing, a masterwork.

Current murder and nonnegligent manslaughter stats for Philadelphia since 1 January 2008 is available here.

Pennsylvania has an interesting system for State Police stats reporting.

Need to explore this Duchamp resource:

http://www.freshwidow.com/duchamp-aug96.html

http://www.zazaziza.com/fornogoodreason/category/somethingscopes/

Wow.

First, Polaroid discontinues instant film and now this. It’s been an interesting month.

I’ve just finished a new version of my demo reel. This one focusses on compositing with a little dose of motion graphics. Also updated my resume and wrote out a new cut sheet to accompany the new reel.

Get ‘em here: the Reel, the Resume, and the breakdown.